I recently sent an email to my newsletter community about the importance of having some energy in your tank at the end of your workweek. (You can read the email at https://www.katieseaver.com/best-life-coach-blog/a-goal-for-you)   A newsletter reader, Rachel, wrote in asking about how to make this happen. This multi-part series is a response to her email, with some practical tips on conserving your energy at work, without reducing the quality of our contributions.   In this episode, I share two of the most common things holding people back from saving energy + how to fix them.   I think that so many of us would benefit from a bit more fuel in our tanks at the end of the workweek. I hope this gives you some encouragement + the tactical ideas to make that a reality.   Subscribe to my newsletter for encouraging + helpful insights every Sunday: katieseaver.com/newsletter   Follow me on Instagram: @thisiskatieseaver   Learn more about working with me, or just learn more about my background + why I became a coach: katieseaver.com

In this episode I answer a listener question about knowing what you want.   The listener, Stephanie, wrote in saying that she's struggling to make a huge decision. What she actually wants doesn't feel like a realistic option, so she's left choosing between options she doesn't want.   I wanted to answer this question because I think it gets at a human reality that isn't discussed enough - that sometimes our options are bad.   I walk Stephanie through how I would advise her to move forward and offer her some specific questions to consider to guide her through this difficult decision.   I hope this provides Stephanie, and anyone struggling with a tough decision with bad options, some tactical ideas + more reflection on the situation to find Rightness in your own way.   Enrollment is open for the "How To Know What You Want" course. Learn more + sign up at https://www.katieseaver.com/course now through May 5.   Subscribe to my newsletter for encouraging + helpful insights every Sunday: katieseaver.com/newsletter   Follow me on Instagram: @thisiskatieseaver   Learn more about working with me, or just learn more about my background + why I became a coach: katieseaver.com

So many folks say, "I'm bad at making decisions" or "I struggle to make decisions." While that may *feel* true, it can also become its own self-perpetuating cycle, making you feel even more self-doubt, stress, and confusion.   I've found it's far more helpful to say: "I'm working on making decisions more effectively — and here's what I'm changing."   Of course...then you need to know what you *are* working on. So in this episode, I'm sharing 9 specific ways you can get better at making decisions. I hope you'll find at least one (or more!) that you can dig your teeth into.   If you would like to develop even more, join the free training: Make the Career or Life Decision You've Been Avoiding (Even If You've Been Thinking About It For Years). Learn more + sign up at https://www.katieseaver.com/freetraining.   Subscribe to my newsletter for encouraging + helpful insights every Sunday: katieseaver.com/newsletter   Follow me on Instagram: @thisiskatieseaver   Learn more about working with me, or just learn more about my background + why I became a coach: katieseaver.com

I talk a lot about bigger decisions with higher stakes. But small decisions can really take an enormous amount of energy + brain space.   So in this episode, I'm discussing a concept that I think is particularly helpful for making small decisions, or decisions on the smaller side.   I offer one thought that I think now that helps me with making small decisions.   If you struggle with small decisions, I hope this tool brings you clarity, decisiveness, and peace.   Sign up for the free training: Make the Career or Life Decision You've Been Avoiding (Even If You've Been Thinking About It For Years). Learn more + sign up at https://www.katieseaver.com/freetraining.   Subscribe to my newsletter for encouraging + helpful insights every Sunday: katieseaver.com/newsletter   Follow me on Instagram: @thisiskatieseaver   Learn more about working with me, or just learn more about my background + why I became a coach: katieseaver.com

"Past Decision Trauma" is where a person has at least one experience where they had an important decision, and it didn't go the way that they hoped. They're kicking themselves about it + it's impacting their ability to make decisions going forward.   People experiencing Past Decision Trauma will often procrastinate decisions, take a super long time to make decisions, look outward to other people, or over-analyze — because they don't trust their own inner signals. And I'm using "trauma" in the "little t" sense here, because most people haven't been in a war zone, but it still profoundly affects them.   If you have Past Decision Trauma, I share 3 questions in this episode that you can ask yourself to find yourself on solid ground again. I also share some client examples from my How To Know What You Want course + some concepts that I think will be helpful to you.   I hope this helps your current decision-making ability + decision-making confidence as you move forward in life.   For additional information, I reference Episode 60: "How do I make sure it's not 'Grass Is Greener Syndrome'?" (Q&A)   Subscribe to my newsletter for encouraging + helpful insights every Sunday: katieseaver.com/newsletter   Follow me on Instagram: @thisiskatieseaver   Learn more about working with me, or just learn more about my background + why I became a coach: katieseaver.com

This episode is about priorities. I find that knowing your actual priorities can be the solution to issues such as guilty thoughts, over-thinking, or over-researching.   There are two approaches to thinking about priorities that I find useful, and I illustrate them through a few different client stories + a quick story about me.   This idea might seem obvious, but this episode is still very much worth a listen. Because if you have confusion or lack of clarity or guilt, this concept will help you. And you're likely not using it as effectively, or as often as you should.   Subscribe to my newsletter for encouraging + helpful insights every Sunday: katieseaver.com/newsletter   Follow me on Instagram: @thisiskatieseaver   Learn more about working with me, or just learn more about my background + why I became a coach: katieseaver.com

Today I am sharing a concept that's about energy. It is also about how to achieve our goals or intentions more effectively.   I tell a client story + share a personal story to illustrate how you might apply this idea to your own life.   Whatever challenge you're facing, I hope this concept helps you succeed more often as you take action towards your goals.   Subscribe to my newsletter for encouraging + helpful insights every Sunday: katieseaver.com/newsletter   Follow me on Instagram: @thisiskatieseaver   Learn more about working with me, or just learn more about my background + why I became a coach: katieseaver.com

I do a lot of work on clarity, and many people come to me saying they feel confused. Feeling confused can be exhausting + frustrating.   In my work, I've found that many people who think they are confused — are actually just being *imprecise*.   In this episode, I share three things that are often revealed, when we actually get precise about our problems. These three things are far more actionable than confusion — and I'd bet if you're confused, you're *actually* dealing with at least one (if not all three).   Subscribe to my newsletter for encouraging + helpful insights every Sunday: katieseaver.com/newsletter   Follow me on Instagram: @thisiskatieseaver   Learn more about working with me, or just learn more about my background + why I became a coach: katieseaver.com

Here's something I've been telling tons of clients lately: if you want clarity on a topic, one of the easiest + simplest first steps you should take is to spend quality time with your topic or problem or question.   In this episode, I talk about what quality time is, what it isn't, and I get practical about how you can, more tactically, have "quality time" with whatever it is that you want clarity about.   This concept might seem small or too simple — but I can guarantee that most of you aren't doing it yet...and would really benefit from trying it.   For additional information, I reference Episode 59: My new favorite practice (that's not journaling) and Episode 62: Journaling for clarity.   Subscribe to my newsletter for encouraging + helpful insights every Sunday: katieseaver.com/newsletter   Follow me on Instagram: @thisiskatieseaver   Learn more about working with me, or just learn more about my background + why I became a coach: katieseaver.com

The new year is upon us — and I'm not really a new year's resolution kind of person.   So today, I want to share one thing that is really top of mind for me, personally, as we enter the new year. This is a simple idea that doesn't require willpower or a full tank of energy.   As we start this new year, and as always, I'm rooting for you.   Subscribe to my newsletter for encouraging + helpful insights every Sunday: katieseaver.com/newsletter   Follow me on Instagram: @thisiskatieseaver   Learn more about working with me, or just learn more about my background + why I became a coach: katieseaver.com